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desipere in loco


de·si·pe·re in lo·co

foreign term \dā-ˈsi-pe-rā-in-ˈlȯ-kō\

Definition of DESIPERE IN LOCO

:  to indulge in trifling at the proper time

Origin of DESIPERE IN LOCO

Latin

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